Metreos Announces Major New Release of VoIP Communications Application Environment; Enhancements Focus on Cisco IP Communications Platform.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Building on its leadership position in the communications application environment (CAE) market, Metreos today announced a major new product release that further enables the rapid development, reliable execution and centralized management of VoIP applications that converge voice with enterprise applications and data. The new product release focuses on the Cisco IP Communications platform and adds a number of key enhancements that further differentiate Metreos, both as a provider of packaged VoIP applications and as a provider of tools for developing custom VoIP applications.

The new product release has been certified as Cisco CallManager compatible by Cisco's Interoperability and Verification Testing program. This is the second version of the Metreos product line to be Cisco certified, and it remains the only communications application environment certified as Cisco compatible. The new release has been deployed and is in use at select Metreos customer sites including Lehman Brothers and BearingPoint.

Version 2.1 of the Metreos product includes over 40 improvements and new features. Some of the more important new capabilities include:

--  Cisco SCCP Call Control Protocol Support
            Metreos adds support in the Metreos Application Runtime
            for the SCCP protocol -- adding to a list of supported
            protocols that includes JTAPI, H.323, SIP, AXL-SOAP,
            Extension Mobility, IP Phone Services and DeviceListX. The
            Metreos Application Runtime shields developers from the
            complexity of these telephony protocols and allows
            applications that are developed on the platform to use any
            of the supported protocols. In addition, the Metreos
            Application Runtime protects the reliability of the IP PBX
            from misuse of the protocols due to developer inexperience
            and protocol immaturity.

        --  SCCP Proxy Application
            Metreos adds the SCCP Proxy Application to its growing
            suite of applications to solve a common problem related to
            remote access to a company's VoIP system. The SCCP Proxy
            Application enables an enterprise to deploy IP phones at
            its employees' homes without the need for costly VPN
            equipment, configuration and support. SCCP Proxy provides
            an SCCP-aware application layer gateway with integrated
            security mechanisms that can be further tied into
            corporate policies to control access from remote
            locations. When coupled with other mobility applications
            from Metreos such as ActiveRelay, Metreos customers are
            able to deploy powerful solutions that have a significant
            positive impact on the productivity of mobile and remote
            workers.

        --  Remote Agent Application
            Metreos adds another packaged application to solve a key
            limitation of Cisco's IPCC contact center software. Users
            of Cisco IPCC have in the past been unable to allow agents
            to work from home without a broadband Internet connection
            and VPN connection to their office. With the release of
            Metreos Remote Agent Application, contact center agents
            can work from home or mobile locations using their normal
            PSTN telephone.

        --  Text-to-Speech
            Metreos adds text-to-speech to its Metreos Media Engine.
            Developers can now take advantage of integrated,
            easy-to-use text-to-speech media processing when building
            applications using the Metreos Visual Designer.

       --  Peer-to-Peer Media Processing
            Metreos adds peer-to-peer support to the Metreos Media
            Engine. This enables developers to create applications
            that negotiate media between two endpoints (for example,
            two IP phones), allowing the media to flow directly
            between the endpoints rather than through the Metreos
            Media Engine. This greatly enhances the ability for
            applications to be deployed centrally while keeping the
            audio path local to specific geographic regions.

"Metreos has established itself as the leader in the emerging communications application environment market, and this new product release extends our lead," said Joel Fontenot, CEO of Metreos. "Our unmatched compatibility with and support for Cisco's IP Communications platform, combined with our packaged application suite and our custom application development capabilities provide the most complete solution for enterprises and integrators seeking to gain more leverage from their investments in IP telephony."

About Metreos

Metreos Corporation has delivered the industry's first and only complete communications application environment (CAE), enabling the rapid development, reliable execution and automated management of VoIP applications that converge voice with enterprise applications and data, streamlining business processes for competitive advantage. Metreos is proud to support a rapidly growing list of customers such as Lehman Brothers and BearingPoint. Founded in 2001, venture capital-backed Metreos is based in Austin, Texas. Learn more at www.metreos.com.